BILL NUMBER: SB 2147	CHAPTERED  09/27/00

	CHAPTER   774
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 27, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 26, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 31, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 29, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 28, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 3, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 13, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator O'Connell
   (Principal Coauthor:  Assembly Member Thomson)

                        FEBRUARY 25, 2000

   An act relating to the Department of the California Highway
Patrol.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 2147, O'Connell.  Department of the California Highway Patrol:
museum.
   Existing law provides that within the Business, Transportation and
Housing Agency there is the Department of the California Highway
Patrol which is under the control of a civil executive officer known
as the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.
   This bill would authorize the commissioner to plan and construct a
California Highway Patrol Museum on the department's academy grounds
in the City of West Sacramento.  The bill would provide for a museum
board of directors, and would require the construction to be funded
entirely with private contributions, with no public funds to be used,
except for eligible federal funds.
   The bill would provide for maintenance that would be performed by
the department, as specified.  The bill would require the
commissioner to submit a prescribed report to the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee, as specified.  The bill would provide that the
project shall not be considered a public work, shall not be subject
to any review or approvals by the Department of General Services, and
shall be subject to prevailing wage laws.
   The bill would specify that the museum shall be known as the CHP
Commissioner Dwight O. "Spike" Helmick Museum.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) The department is the largest statewide law enforcement
organization in the nation and enjoys a worldwide reputation for
excellence in public safety.
   (2) Despite its rich history dating back to its official
beginnings in 1929, the department has no single facility that
chronicles its growth and development nor pays tribute to the many
contributions and sacrifices made by the dedicated men and women who
have worked for the department.
   (b) The commissioner may plan and construct a California Highway
Patrol Museum on the department's academy grounds in the City of West
Sacramento.  The purpose of the museum is to provide all
Californians the opportunity to become familiar with the history of
the department and the contributions made by its personnel to the
State of California.
   (c) The museum shall be funded entirely through private donations
and no public funding shall be used, except for eligible federal
funds.
   (d) The operation and staffing of the museum shall be provided
through volunteers organized by the department and the California
Association of Highway Patrolmen, in consultation with a museum board
of directors.  Members of the museum board of directors shall be
appointed by the commissioner.  The members shall include at least
one representative of the California Association of Highway Patrolmen
and the department's academy commander.  The board of directors
shall be governed by a set of bylaws to be adopted in conformance
with applicable statutes and regulations.
   (e) Museum maintenance shall be performed by the department as
part of its ongoing academy facility operations.
   (f) The commissioner shall submit a report setting forth the scope
of the project to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for review
and comment not less than 30 days prior to advertising for the
submittal of proposals for the project.
   (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the project
authorized in this section shall not be considered a public work, and
shall not be subject to any review or approvals by the Department of
General Services.  The project shall be subject to prevailing wage
laws.
   (h) The museum shall be known as the CHP Commissioner Dwight O.
"Spike" Helmick Museum.
